The Walking Dead (2 Viewers)

[derekdd23]

It was good, but could have easily been half as long. Then again I am more of an action junkie

 

[kirchhausen]

I loved it. Thought John Carroll Lynch was great and would have loved to see more episodes with the Eastman character.

 

[detroitdad]

It was good, but could have easily been half as long. Then again I am more of an action junkie

I agree. I liked it. 104 minutes of back story was to much imo. It was a nice break though from not having to watch Maggie go on a downward spiral.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Clilffs for those looking to skip the episode:

MORGAN: HERE'S NOT HERE! CLEAR! I CLEAR!

EASTMAN: Why don't you put that gun down and have some breakfast friend?

MORGAN: KILL ME!

EASTMAN: Progress. The cage isn't locked, you can come out

MORGAN: I KEEEEL U!

EASTMAN: Judo-chop!

MORGAN: KILL ME!

EASTMAN: Progress

GOAT: Baaaaaah!

 

[BiGGyT]

I would like to think that erecting a better goat pen might have been a good idea, since bleating goat draws everything and everyone in 1 mile radius. I liked the episode, explains how he went from crazy clear guy to life is precious, and is should take more than 40 minutes to explain it IMO, unless you get good montage of growth and understanding. Not sure what Eastman planned on doing with the goat when he left on his trip, can't take it with you, zombie/bad guy magnet. Can't leave it, life is precious, zombie gonna eat it.

 

[trever]

I liked the episode a lot, right up until the zombie bite. There's literally millions of ways to plausibly kill off competent, smart people in the zombie apocalypse without first making them do something stupid and incompetent.

 

[Anthony Martino]

bwah-ha-ha-ha!

 

[Poker Zombie]

1. Padlocked dumpster probably made it hard to get in.
2. I've dealt with people in near-death scenarios. They get tunnel vision and do stupid - unbelievably stupid things that you couldn't sell on TV. Once a man died in a room because he couldn't find the door to get out. He opened a door on an entertainment center cabinet, and that blocked the door knob. You can Monday morning quarterback all you want, but in life or death scenarios, some people simply cannot figure out simple alternatives (close cabinet door, use a window, break through the wall).

I don't claim the show is realistic, but sometimes the real world is even more messed up.

 

[jbutler]

Someone please just toss Deanna and her dumb son over that wall. At this point the only characters I don't want to see get gummed by a zombie are Carol and the gay guy in the rain jacket.

 

[manamongkids]

Carl slap fighting lolololololololol

 

[Anthony Martino]

I just took a $100 bet with one of my home game players, she thinks Glenn is dead, I think they'll find a way for him to still be alive. Hopefully will know sooner rather than later.

 

[Ronoh]

Any doubt in anyone's mind who it was that said "help" at the end?

 

[Anthony Martino]

Any doubt in anyone's mind who it was that said "help" at the end?

It doesn't sound like glen in my opinion. But I'm a fan of anything that keeps him alive and nets me my hundo

 

[Tommy]

Any doubt in anyone's mind who it was that said "help" at the end?

I thought is was the dude that stole Darryl's bike. But who knows.

 

[Tommy]

Not Glenn.
Question to Normad Reedus

Q: At the very end we heard some voice saying “Help” on the other end of the walkie-talkie. What can you say about that and what’s coming up next?
A: I will say that voice is not Glenn.

 

[Anthony Martino]

I believe I have found my answer to the question of whether Glen is alive or dead. There is a page online that links back to a Facebook group that supposedly never prints anything that isn't 100% true from the show.

It discusses the Glen situation and whether he lives or dies near the dumpster. I'll put the link in spoiler tags below just in case anyone doesn't want to know, and won't reveal if I win or lose my bet

Spoiler

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Walking-Dead-Finally-Answer-Question-We-Care-About-100567.html

 

[Wils]

The "help" guy is Rick, isn't it? That's who Darryl is actually trying to contact. Neither Glenn nor the "thanks for your help, now give me your bike" guy had a walkie talkie.

Mixed feelings about Glenn. If he's dead (which I doubt) it's a shame. On the other hand, that frees up his lady...

 

[Anthony Martino]

On the other hand, that frees up his lady...

Do you hit on widows at funerals?

 

[Wils]

1. I've dealt with people in near-death scenarios. They get tunnel vision and do stupid - unbelievably stupid things that you couldn't sell on TV.

I don't claim the show is realistic, but sometimes the real world is even more messed up.

Following the events in Paris, I read that in a life or death survival situation, only 10% of people do something that increases their chances of living. 80% do nothing. 10% of people do something that actively harms their (and other's) chances of survival. The more people there are, the more time it takes for anyone to do anything ("well... No one else is doing anything so I guess its not an emergency... ")

 

[Wils]

Do you hit on widows at funerals?

Only if they're vulnerable.

 

[Tommy]

LOL.. Glenn is alive.

 

[SixSpeedFury]

So you're telling me that the dumpster magically gained clearance in tonight's episode for Glenn to crawl under?

 

[Wils]

Woah woah woah! Some folks ain't seen it yet!

 

[jbutler]

Woah woah woah! Some folks ain't seen it yet!

Then some folks should stay the fuck outta the thread (learned that shit the hard way myself).

 

[Wils]

Do you kiss nuns with that mouth?

 

[jbutler]

Do you kiss nuns with that mouth?

No but I do blow priests with this mouth.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Side bets r ezy

 

[Toby]

No but I do blow priests with this mouth.

Catholic school/nuns may've been a contributing factor

 

[Anthony Martino]

So you're telling me that the dumpster magically gained clearance in tonight's episode for Glenn to crawl under?

Hey, in the past when I've bashed this show for stuff like EVERYONE being able to headshot a zombie from three football fields away with a pistol I was told they all had "training" and "experience" from fighting the walkers and I should just suspend my disbelief.

 

[jbutler]

Pixar has rather famously given to its writing staff little fortune cookie-sized pieces of direction as to how to craft a proper story. Sometimes I find they are good advice and sometimes not, but one that does seem very often correct is:

#19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.

The Walking Dead has violated that "rule" reliably from the first season, so I suppose we shouldn't be surprised. It's more the violation of the audience's trust to depict the death of a character with a full symphonic tribute during his death and to then bring him back several episodes later for no purpose other than to force us to reckon with his pedo-stache for another dozen or so episodes.